March 13, 20173 Photographs That Tell The Whole Truth About Female Genital Mutilation (NSFW)Elisabeth Ubbe was a young nursing student at a Swedish hospital back in the ‘90s when a doctor […]
January 24, 2017AHA’s Most Popular Blog Posts of 2016With the new year, we invite you to look back with us and catch up on the AHA […]
January 24, 2017Amidst Torrential Rainfall and Floods, 10,000 People Show Up to Hear Ayaan Speak at MPSF Speaker Series in CaliforniaEarlier this month, AHA Foundation's program manager Kendall had an opportunity to listen to Ayaan give a speech […]
December 11, 2016At InHer Circle Discussion, Ayaan Hirsi Ali Shares the Choice That Fuels the Mission of Her Life’s WorkRecently, AHA Foundation founder, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, sat down for a discussion with former CNN Chief White House […]
October 28, 2016Amanda Parker, Interim Executive Director, on Stopping Child Marriage and Protecting ChildhoodsDear AHA Foundation Supporter, I love Halloween. Celebrations around my neighborhood bring back special childhood memories. I remember […]
October 19, 2016AHA Foundation Trainings: On a Mission to Make the US a Safer Place to Be a GirlA battered but undeterred stay-at-home-mom stashing money into a cereal box to save enough to leave her abusive […]
July 20, 2016An Interview With Hilary Burrage: How She’s Fighting to Stop FGM in the UKHilary Burrage, British sociologist and author, on the fight against FGM: We must never, for one moment, be […]
June 15, 2016“I heard things I could not imagine”: a Kenyan Activist Reveals How He Became a Voice Against FGMAs female genital mutilation (FGM) continues to claim lives of women around the world, and at the onset […]
June 12, 2016Myths About FGM, Our Executive Director Bids Farewell, and the Chance to Choose the AHA T-shirtDear AHA Foundation Supporter, Here we are in May with summer almost upon us! Soon school will be […]
June 2, 2016Death of Mayar Mohamed Mousa after FGM OperationThere has been a worldwide outcry against female genital mutilation (FGM) following the death of Mayar Mohamed Mousa […]
May 24, 2016Five Myths About Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) This month, we share with you five common misconceptions about FGM, and ways that you can help […]
May 23, 2016Men Come Out Against Khatna21 men have come out against the practice of khatna, or female circumcision, within the Dawoodi Bohra community […]
May 16, 2016WHO Issues Guidelines to Treat FGM VictimsThe World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines to physically and mentally treat victims of female genital mutilation (FGM). […]
May 6, 2016Interview with FGM Survivor“This American Life” features an interview with a FGM survivor, Mariya Karimjee. The interview chronicles Karimjee’s quest to find […]
February 29, 2016Ayaan’s Bravery Inspires a Room Full of LionsOnce forced to contain her voice, Ayaan now speaks to girls suffering around the world: “You Can be […]
February 5, 2016First Successful FGM Prosecution in AustraliaTwo women in Australia were convicted on charges of “khatna,” a procedure involves cutting a girl’s clitoris in the presence […]
February 5, 2016New Report Highlighting Worldwide Problem of FGMUNICEF released a report highlighting the global problem of female genital mutilation (FGM). According to the report, at […]
January 12, 2016Fight to End FGM in IndiaA group of women in India who were subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) in their youth are […]
December 21, 20152015 Annual ReportIn 2007, Ayaan Hirsi Ali founded the AHA Foundation to protect US women and girls from honor violence […]